Prep Roundup for Sept. 19

Lafayette — Greeley West found itself in a hole early and ultimately fell 2-0 to Centaurus in a Class 5A Front Range boys soccer game Wednesday.

The Warriors scored both their goals in the first half.

"We just weren't really ready for them," Spartans senior outside back Tyler Roth said. "Our last practice was on long grass and we just weren't really ready for the turf."

Because of various weather-related cancellations, West hadn't played in a week.

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GWHS 0 0 — 0

CHS 2 0 — 2

Shots — GWHS 4, CHS 13.

Saves — GWHS (Abel Castanada) 8, CHS (Ventura Dominquez) 2.

Corner Kicks — GWHS 0, CHS 0.

Greeley Central 0, Silver Creek 0: In Greeley, even though each team had ample scoring opportunities, and senior forward Landon Gonser put consistent pressure on the Silver Creek defense, neither team was able to score in a 4A Northern Conference match.

Holy Family 3, Valley 2, 10 inn.: In Broomfield, despite 19 strikeouts by Valley standout pitcher Trinity Harrington, the Vikings (7-3) were unable to top the Tigers in a game that was postponed a month ago.

Valley had a 1-0 lead until giving up a run in the sixth and a pair of winning runs in the bottom of the 10th.

Harrington allowed just four hits and six baserunners, but the Vikings struggled defensively, committing six errors compared to none for Holy Family.

"We just didn't play smart defensively and gave up some key plays," Valley coach Kevin Miles said.

Brush — Platte Valley was able to use the volleyball court as a reprieve from the massive flooding in the Kersey community in recent days.

The Broncos opened Class 3A Patriot League play with a 3-0 sweep of Brush on Wednesday.

Platte Valley coach Jared Rudiger praised his players for focusing with the destruction the flooding caused in the backs of their minds.

"We're just very thankful we got to play this evening," Rudiger said. "Our kids hadn't touched the ball since last Tuesday (a 3-1 win against Lutheran). I was really happy with how our team played with all that is going on in life."

The Broncos improved to 1-0 in league, 4-0 overall, with Maggie Smith (9 kills, 32 atacks, no errors) having perhaps the best performance of her high school varsity career.